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minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 个月前And to think, the Boston Tea Party was over the modern equivalent of a $1.40 per pound tax on tea.
minus-squarecubism_pitta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-26 个月前Cost of tea had very little to do with the Boston Tea Party. After taxes on the tea were applied it was still the cheapest tea had ever been in the colonies
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 个月前Only payable in British currency, not colonial paper money.
And to think, the Boston Tea Party was over the modern equivalent of a $1.40 per pound tax on tea.
Cost of tea had very little to do with the Boston Tea Party.
After taxes on the tea were applied it was still the cheapest tea had ever been in the colonies
Only payable in British currency, not colonial paper money.